Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-30
The Black ASsaiIants of Jennie Bow
man, the Louisville Servant Girl,
Narrowly Escape Lynching.
The Report that there Is Hardly Hope
for the GirPs Recovery Occasions
General Uprising.
ficers-Ths Latter VictoriOus-The
Jail Guarded by Militia.


located, and frequent threats were made
to take the men out and hang them.
During the night the police arrested $50
people, mostly boys. A large number of
men and boys paraded the town st late
hour with small coils of rope hanging
over their shoulders. The excitement
during the entire night was at white heat.
The condition of Jennie Bowman, the I'M
fortunate victim, is much worse. There
is hardly q hope of her recovery.
She has suddenly become deliriCus and
seems to be struggling with her assail-
ants and begs pitiouSly for them to kill
her. 1t is feared when her condition
becomes known throughout the city this
morning that an uprising Will follow and
the jail will be assaulted.
Everything was quiet ABOUT the Jail this
morning, though the talk over town was
that another and more determined attempt
would be made to lyuCh the negroes to-
night. Rumo7s that Miss Jennie Bow
mSn had died of her injuries in circula-
ton Yesterday afternoon tended to revive
the excitement over the outrage. BY 10
O'Clock several thousand men and boys
were in the neighbOrhOOd of the Jail.
Later about 500 men marched down JET
fersOn street and came steadily and ST
Iently until neSr the corner of Sixth and
Jefferson streets, where they were met
by lire of about 100 police, who rushed
out of the hall where they were bivOu
aced. The mob came on in a determined
manner that seemed likely to force the
police aside. Tue latter, however, stood
firm, and for q time there was a hand to
hand fight, which resulted in several
broken heads Many arres's occurred.
| The leaders were soon taken and rushed
off to the station house. The crowd, as
soon as the leaders were taken, began to
give way and took to their heels. In
moment they were In full flight, and the
police, after pursuing them short dis
lance, returned. They formed a line
across the street, where they remained
on the guard. The answer OF the Cover
nor to a call for aid from the militia has
lust been received st HIS q. m, and
several companies have been ordered to
guard the Jail.
1925 pm.-The agreed signal Of eleven
taps by the fire department bells in case
of an attack upon the jail has Just been
rang Great crowds of people are press
ing toward the jail Militia are stationed
around the buildings. The police and
mob are now fighting.
12:45 D. m.-AbOuG 5000 people are as
sembIed on the Jail square at this writ
ing. Jefferson street is 4 scene Of great
confusion and people are rushing toward
the iail from all points. The sounding OF
several fire aIarms is the cause Of the eX-
| element None of thu city officials can
| tell how the alarm was given. 1t could
| have been Gone from any of the boxes in
! the city The militia are on their way to
! the Jail. No collision has occurred and it
| is not expected that any will at present.
! The crowd is forming out Of curiosity.
! LATER.-rhe alarm it ems was as
usual given to notify the members or the
Legion when they are expected to report
| for duty at the armOry. They possibly
misunderstood, thinking it caused by q
riot at the Jail. The crowd dispersed,
! and no more trouble is feared at present.
MAYORS PROCLAMATION
LOUISVILLE, KY, April 29,-Late this
afternoon the Mayor issued the following
proclamation:
MAYORS OFFICE, LOUISVILLE, KY, .
april %, 1887.
To the People o. Louisville:
1t is my duty as Mayor to enjOin upon
the people the necessity for preserving
order and maintaining the majesty Of the
law. A most diabOlical crime has been
committed in our city, but the law must
inflct punishment riot is
more dangerous to good govern.
meDt than any individual criminal
Lynch law subverts the principle of law
aud attacks every civilization. there
fore, in the discharge Of my duty, request
every citizen to stay at home tonight
and avoid all gatherings, and advise
parents not to permit their children &c
go into the streets, as their presence in
3 creases the number aad adds to the ex
citement l must and Will discharge my
= duty to uphold the law and to preserve
? law s2d order, and command all riOsou
? assenblages to dispense.
P. B. REED, Mayo;."
AN INCENDIARY SPEECH.
While the Mayor was debating th'
, above the first movement looking to al
: organization of people who openly RdVo
: Gated lynching, was being made IN re
soonse to q notice which had been dis
tr1buted among thousands who rushet
TO the Jail at midday. Orders were give
, to the members of the militia tOrepOrt 10
= DUTY. About 500 men gathered in from
of i,eiderkranz hall on Market street
: The ianItor refused them admission 20 tn
hall and the police were eEdeaVOriHg t
dispense them when Dr.. Barty, we
known physician of the city. mounted
barrel on the sidewalk and addres6e
them. He said that since the bruts
crime of Patterson and Turne
= none Of our women and childre
- felt any security, and That whil
y he was generally opposed to mob Law
Il there was nothing to be done in this Cas-
+ but to lynch the negro fencs. The Is
!, had again and again failed to punls
& murderers. They had been sent to II
:. penitentlary when they should have bee
+ hung. Lawyers defended blood-staine
IS criminals whom they knew tC be guilt
n II this crime was not stoned for Il
" nnntin,red ON Enn1kh PINE